California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1135: California Wildlife Coexistence Act.
Status: Chaptered, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 2080 of, to add Section 3960.7 to, and to add Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 2960) to Division 3 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to wildlife. wildlife California Wildlife Coexistence Act. Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Agency. Under existing law, the department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species…
From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:
An act to amend Section 2080 of, to add Section 3960.7 to, and to add Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 2960) to Division 3 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to wildlife. wildlife California Wildlife Coexistence Act. Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Agency. Under existing law, the department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species. This bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Program to manage and promote wildlife coexistence by conducting specified activities, including maintaining a statewide wildlife incident reporting tool. The bill would rename the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program to the California Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program and would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the program to provide resources to eligible participants for purposes relating to wolves and livestock. The bill would authorize the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, including the cost for implementation, to provide resources to wildlife coexistence partners, as defined, to support efforts required for the Wildlife Coexistence Program and the California Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program. The bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Technical Advisory Committee …